Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has said that wicketkeeper-batsman Alex Carey will be Delhi’s main player to watch out for in the next edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) for his “good cricket brain”. In a very recent game in the ongoing Big Bash League, Carey smashed 55 from 24 balls for Adelaide Strikers batting at number four. Delhi Capitals head coach Ponting was at the commentary box when this happened.
“This role that he’s playing now is the exact reason he became so appealing to me and the Delhi Capitals,” Ponting was quoted as saying while commentating from Adelaide Oval on Monday night.
“He’s a good player of spin, and he’s got such a good cricket brain and a sensible head on his shoulders that I feel he’ll be able to get us across the line in a lot of games (next) year.
“And also if we have an injury to our current wicket-keeper, Rishabh Pant, then obviously he can fill that role nicely for us as well.”
Carey is yet to make his debut in the cash-rich IPL. “I can’t wait,” he said. “I’ve got a big smile on my face thinking about it. It’s one of those tournaments you really want to be part of, as is the Big Bash, and I see those as probably the big two in the world,” he added.
Delhi Capitals reached the play-offs in the 2019 season of the Indian Premier League, losing to eventual runners-up Chennai Super Kings. Here’s the full roster of Delhi Capitals:
RETAINED PLAYERS: Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Prithvi Shaw, Rishabh Pant, Ishant Sharma, Axar Patel, Amit Mishra, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Keemo Paul, Sandeep Lamichhane.
PLAYERS TRADED IN: Ravichandran Ashwin, Ajinkya Rahane
PLAYERS BOUGHT IN IPL 2020 AUCTION: Jason Roy, Chris Woakes, Shimron Hetmyer, Alex Carey, Alex Carey, Mohit Sharma, Tarun Deshpande, Lalit Yadav